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TifE SQUIRE'S PUNCH
T
AKE an earthen veffel and put into
it the thin peel of twelve lemons
and
fix
oranges. Pour a pint of
boiling water over them and let the mixture
ftand one hour. Then ftrain it "into a
punch bowl and add thereto fome light–
brown fugar to the tafte. Add to this the
juice of twenty-four lemons and fix oranges,
two quarts of Jamaica rum, two quarts of
brandy, two quarts of Sauterne wine and
9ne quart of tea, made from one ounce of
Oolong. Place into this concoction fhaw–
berries, pineapples, cherries or other feafon–
able fruits, and a large piece of ice, and if
defired, from two to three quarts of water.
•And remember that the punch weakens
,proportionate to the melting of the ice.
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YULETIDE